Category Archives: Testing

Costs of HIV testing services in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review

2024

Objective To review HIV testing services (HTS) costs in sub-Saharan Africa. Design A systematic literature review of studies published from January 2006 to October 2020. Methods We searched ten electronic...

Syndemic theory and its use in developing health interventions and programming: A scoping review

2024

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The central tenet of syndemics theory is that disease interactions are driven by social factors, and that these factors have to be understood in order to reduce...

Disease intervention specialist-delivered interventions and other partner services for HIV and sexually transmitted infections: A systematic review

2024

INTRODUCTION: Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are critical for delivering partner services programs that provide partner notification, counseling, referral, and other services for HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other infections....

Caregiver-assisted testing with HIV self-test kits for children 18 months and older: A GRADE systematic review

2024

Caregiver-assisted testing using HIV self-test (CG-HIVST) kits has been proposed to enhance paediatric HIV case finding and contribute toward ending paediatric HIV/AIDS by 2030. We conducted a systematic review to...

Evidence gaps in economic evaluations of HIV interventions targeting young people: A systematic review

2024

Purpose: Young people living with HIV (YPLWH) face the burden of navigating the unique physical, psychological, and social challenges of adolescence while coping with a stigmatized infectious disease that requires lifelong...

State of HIV costing in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic literature review

2024

OBJECTIVES: To summarize available data on unit costs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, prevention, and care interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature...

Social network-based approaches to HIV testing: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

INTRODUCTION: Social network-based testing approaches (SNAs) encourage individuals (“test promoters”) to motivate sexual partners and/or those in their social networks to test for HIV. We conducted a systematic review to...

Identifying effective strategies for improving engagement in HIV prevention and care among transgender persons in the United States: A systematic review

2024

This systematic review synthesized published literature (2000–2023) to identify HIV interventions specifically designed for transgender persons in the United States (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021256460). The review also summarized strategies for...

Prevalence of HIV Self-Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Evidence Synthesis by Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2024

HIV self-testing (HIVST) plays a significant role in addressing the health care needs of high-risk populations, particularly men who have sex with men (MSM). The present systematic review and meta-analysis...

Acceptability and use of HIV self-testing among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: A mixed methods systematic review

2024

Background Young people (YP) are disproportionately affected by the HIV pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but testing rates remain low despite global targets of testing 95% of people with HIV...

Innovation and implementation determinants of HIV testing and linkage-to-care in the U.S.: A systematic review

2024

OBJECTIVE: To identify innovation and implementation determinants of HIV testing, diagnosis, and linkage-to-care in the U.S. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING: Between November 2020 and January 2022, a broad search...

Exploring facilitators and barriers to STD/STI/HIV self-testing among college students in the United States: A scoping review

2024

Background: HIV affects 1.2 million Americans, with 20% of new diagnoses being 13 to 24-year-olds. Young adult college students are more likely than the general population of 18 to 24-year-olds in...

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